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SUBMITTER: Zhu YX
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7574465 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
BMC geriatrics 20201019 1
<h4>Background</h4>Frailty is now seen as a significant factor in older people with diabetes, whose mortality and disability increased. This study aims to investigate the association between calf circumference (CC) with frailty in diabetic adults aged over 80 years.<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional analysis was performed on the data of 426 diabetic adults aged over 80 years. On admission, demographic data and laboratory parameters were recorded. CC was measured on the lower right leg at the poin ...[more]